1968 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1968 between Essendon and Geelong during round 11 of the 1968 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, D. Gross, B. Lake, E. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Waite, J. Williams

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Davies, T. Farman, K. Gladman, R. Hosking, R. Marsden, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, I. Nankervis, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, B. Primmer, G. Rosenow, J. Scarlett, J. Sharrock, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker

Essendon (14.20.104) defeated Geelong (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), K. Fraser (2), E. Lake (2), R. Blew, R. Close, J. Ellis, T. Fordham, D. McKenzie, B. Waite
Geelong: D. Wade (5), I. Nankervis (2), H. Strahan (2), B. Goggin, S. Newman, J. Sharrock

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 24,838

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.20.104 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 1 9 . 6 12 . 14 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Geelong 2 . 1 4 . 4 10 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin ESSE by 6 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Don McKenzie (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 4 0 1 3
19 Close, Robin ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 5 0 2 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 7 0 2 2
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Ellis, John ? ? 1 4 24 15 9 4 0 2 2
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 2 21 13 8 5 0 0 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 6 2 2 2
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 1 34 29 5 4 0 5 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 2 13 12 1 1 0 2 0
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Lake, Eddie ? ? 2 3 14 11 3 6 0 2 0
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 1 0 11 11 0 1 23 3 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 4 3 9 9 0 4 0 1 3
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 5 0 0 1
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 4
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 1 27 26 1 5 0 1 1
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 5 12 0 1
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 20 272 229 43 67 37 24 29

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 3 3
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 3 0 1 2
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 2
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 0 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 2 0 0 2
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 23 23 0 2 0 2 1
20 Marsden, Rodger ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 2 25 22 3 8 0 2 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 13 1 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 1 26 24 2 5 0 2 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 6 22 3 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 2 2
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 0 0 0
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 4 1
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 2 0 10 10 0 4 0 3 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 5 2 12 9 3 3 0 2 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 1 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 9 269 224 45 57 36 29 24

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s